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Photography | Gareth Howell
"There was music here that would not have seemed out of place among the English pastoralists or in the Vienna of a century ago, tinges of jazz and folk elsewhere, and one piece, Millicent B James’s Come Show Them the River, that drew irresistibly on gospel and soul."
referring to the performance of "Come Show Them the River" with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Clark Rundell (cond.), as part of Sounds New Project 2023.
Source: The Guardian | Andrew Clements
"[...] in Millicent B James Come Show Them the River, a constant pulse on silvery bells coloured a [her] text about self-healing [with sentiments] from Avatar: The Last Airbender, sung with gospel-ish intensity by the composer.
referring to the performance of "Come Show Them the River" with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Clark Rundell (cond.), as part of Sounds New Project 2023.
Source: The Telegraph | Ivan Hewett
"The cinematic ‘Moyo/Ancestors’ is a bold opening to the record. A Swahili chant segues into an almost Disney-esque moment where the artist’s distinctive approach to storytelling begins [...]"
referring to debut EP, Moyo, Vol. 1 - released in 2020
Source: Pinkwafer.club | Michael Sandford
"There is a new generation of jazz musicians that have been reshaping and remoulding a genre that was once perceived as being reserved exclusively for the elitist listener. Of-course jazz has always been available for anyone to enjoy, however, with the breaking down of these imagined barriers, in recent years...[...]"